Safety-razor-blade holder



G. W. SHUGERS. SAFETY RAZOR BLADE HOLDER. APPl.iCATlON FILED APR. 19. 1920.

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fnvenior Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. SHUGERS, 0!? LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SAFETY-RAZO R-BLAIDE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Application filed April 19, 1920. Serial No. 375,167.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn W. SHUGERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Safety-Razor-Blade Holder, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide neat, simple compact means for holding the blades of safety-razors when not in use; and the invention is more particularly designed for holding that class of razor blades having two sharp edges, and orifices which are adapted to fit upon the studs in the holder to which they are applied for use in shaving.

Heretofore it has been customary to store the blades in small boxes or cases which are open at one end, and into which and out which, the blades are put and taken; there being a box or case of this kind for sharp blades and another for dull blades; each box being adapted to hold one dozen blades; the sharp blades being taken one at a time from the case of sharp blades and applied to the razor, and when dulled taken from the razor and put into the case for the dull blades. In this way it has become customary for the user of a safetyrazor to periodically take the dull blades thus accumulated to some one who makes a business of sharpening razor blades; and leave them to be sharpened and afterwards to call for them in order to re-use them.

It thus becomes necessary to make a trip to take dull blades to be sharpened, and a second trip to get the sharpened blades. The incovenience of this has resulted in the discarding of many blades which otherwise would be sharpened and re-usedr An object is to avoid this inconvenience and loss.

Other objects, advantages and features of my invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detail description and the appended claims.

he accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view on a Very greatly enlarged scale showing a safetyrazor blade holder constructed in accordance with this invention and containing some sharp and some dull blades.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal mid-section of the holder and blades shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view analogous to Fig. 2, showing the case as it would appear with the blades removed.

Fig. 4. is a perspective View of the three separable parts of the blade holder.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective of one end of the lower leaf ofthe holder showing a Igodified construction of the plate and stu The invention consists in a clamp comprising a studded member 1 and an apertured clamp member 2, between which members the apertured razor blades 3, 4, may be held by inserting the studs 5, 6 of the studded member through the apertures 7 of the apertured member; and means to hold the members 1 and 2 in fixed relation to each other.

The members 1, 2 may be variously constructed and are preferably plates somewhat wider and longer than the blades to be held. One of said plates is apertured as at 7 to correspond to the end apertures of a well known perforated double edged safety razor blade, and the other is provided with studs having detents 8 adapted to be engaged by catches 9 formed on a pivoted spring latch 10 which is shown as made of a strip of sheet metal, and is pivotally fixed by a central pivot 11, to the apertured plate 2.

The studs are adapted to register with corresponding sides of the end apertures 7 so that when the v lates are brought together as indicated in igs. l, 2 and 3, there will practically ,be no looseness of members, plates or blades in the holder.

The holder is preferably formed with an intermediate member 12 which is shown as a leaf of metal or other suitable sheet material provided with holes 13 corresponding in diameter and position with the apertures 7 in clamp member 2, and 14 in the razor blades.

Preferably the detents 8 project toward the ends of the clamp, and the studs register with adjacent sides of the holes 13, and the latch member 10 is a strip of spring sheet metal bent to form a central body 15 which is provided with two spring limbs extending outwardly therefrom and having return bends 17 terminating in the retainers 9.

The spring limbs 16 have a tendency away from the member 2, as indicated by the short direction arrows in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, so as to maintain a constant pressure on the detents 8 to force the plates 1 and 2 together.

The detents 8 preferably extend toward the ends of the stud plate 1, and the resilient latch member extends over the end apertures; and the retainers 9 are formed by return bends so that the spring limbs 16 are given as great length as practicable.

In practice when the razor blades 3 are all sharp, they will be accommodated above the intermediate plate 12, and after dulling any blade by shaving, or otherwise, the user may remove it from the razor handle, not shown, and then may oscillate the clamp member 10 to release the detents 8, and then may take hold of the plates 12 and 2 and withdraw them, with the blades that are between them, from the studs. He will then place the dull blade on the studs 5, 6 and plate 1 as indicated at 4 in Fig. 2, and will then return the plates 12 and 2 with the razor blades therebetween, to the position indicated in Fig. 2 and will press down the limbs 16 of the clamp member 10 and turn said clamp member to engage the retainers 9 with the detents 8. The clamp member 10 also serves as a handle to remove the plates 2.

This operation is performed from time to time as the respective blades become dull, and thus the blades will be shifted, one by one, from above, to below the intermediate plate 12.

It is understood that the different parts may be variously constructed without departing from the spirit of the invention. The intermediate member 12 is shown as provided with two end holes 13 and also with a central hole 18 which latter is adapted to accommodate the riveted end of the pivot 11. In Fig. 5 the stud 19 is a piece of rod riveted in plate 20 and provided with a notch 21 above which is formed the detent 22.

By using the device as above indicated the sharp is no. danger of the dull being mixed or confused with the sharp blades. The intermediate leaf 12 extends endwise and edgewise beyond the edges of the blades, as seen in Fig. 2, and is therefore easily handled. The clamping latch piece 10 is of sufficient resiliency to allow the admission of a goodly number of blades between leaves 1 and 2, and at the same time is adapted to hold the leaves together after all the safety razor blades have been removed.

I claim:

1. A holder for safety razor blades of the character set forth, comprising a member provided with studs adapted to enter orifices in the razor-blades; a member provided with apertures to receive said studs; and means pivotally fixed to the apertured member and blades are always at hand and there adapted to engage the studs to hold said members together.

2. A holder for apertured safety-razor blades comprising one intermediate and two outer plates; the intermediate plate and one of the outer plates being prov1ded with apertures, and the other outer plate being provided with studs adapted to extend through the apertures; and latch means centrally pivoted to the apertured outer plate and adapted to engage said studs.

3. The combination with an apertured plate, of a plate provided with studs having detents and adapted to extend through the apertures; and a latch pivotally fixed to the apertured plate and comprising a resilient member having retainers, and adapted to engagp and release the detents.

4. he combination with an apertured plate; of a plate provided with studs havin detents extending toward the ends of the plate; said studs being adapted to extend through the apertures; and a latch pivotally fixed to the apertured plate between the apertures thereof, and comprising a resilient member having limbs that extend beyond the apertures and that are provided with return bends and retainers; said retainers being adapted to engage and release the detents.

, 5. A holder for safety razor blades of the character set forth, comprising two outer members and one intermediate member, said members being of a somewhat larger size than the razor blade; one of said outer members being provided with studs adapted to fit the two end apertures of a razor blade; there being apertures in the other outer member and the intermediate member adapted to register with said razor blade apertures to receive and to be adjustable on said studs between the outer members; and resilient means pivotally fixed to said apertured outer member and adapted to engage the studs to adjustably clamp together the three leaves and inclosed razor blades.

6. A safety razor blade holder comprising upper and lower members; said lower member having studs formed integral with and at right angles thereto; said upper member having apertures therein to register with said studs; and means pivotally fixed to said upper member and adapted to engage said studs to adjustably hold said members together.

7. A safety razor blade holder comprising a lower member provided with studs adapted to fit orifices of safety razor blades; an

upper member prov1ded with apertures adapted to receive said studs; means for engaging said studs to resiliently hold said upper and lower members together; said means being pivotally fixed to said upper member and comprising a U-shaped strlp having outwardly extending limbs provided with return bends adapted to engage said studs for the purpose set forth.

8. A safety razor blade holder comprising an apertured upper member, a studded lower member, and a U-shaped strip pivotally fixedto said apertured member and having outwardly extending limbs provided with return bends which are adapted to engage the studs of said studded member to resiliently hold said members together.

In testimon whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at os Angeles, California, this 9th day of April, 1920.

GEORGE W. SHUGERS.

Witness:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND. 

